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PIN BAR Original Filed March 11, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mvzzmozz HARRY J.SMA KEL United States Patent 3,504,829 PIN BAR Harry J. Smakel, 1212 E.4th St., Santa Ana, Calif. 92701 Application Mar. 11, 1965, Ser. No.438,927, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No.552,348, May 23, 1966. Divided and this application June 3, 1968, Ser.No. 761,356

Int. Cl. D06c 15/00 US. Cl. 223-61 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Apin bar which comprises an elongated, straight, fiat bar having alongits undersurface at least two rows of pins which can be forced into aporous surfaced table. The bar has on its upper surface, handles to liftand position the bar and is useful in combination with the poroussurfaced table in sizing of fabric by providing a portable and removableline up against which the edge of a fabric can be butted to provide astraight alignment of the fabric.

This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 552,348 filed May 23, 1966,now abandoned which is a division of Ser. No. 438,927, filed Mar. 11,1965, now abandoned.

This invention relates to a pinning device, the general object of theinvention being to provide a means whereby draperies, curtains and thelike can be easily and quickly placed on a drapery table in a straightline, in preparation for sizing or tabling. The invention also consistsin certain other features of construction hereinafter described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings and recited by the claim, inparticular to the combination of the pinning device and a poroussurfaced work table.

The invention will be described by reference to the figures, of which:

FIGURE 1 is a bottom perspective view of the pinning device;

FIGURE 2 is a top perspective view of the pinning device; and

FIGURE 3 illustrates the work table and the pinning device.

Referring now to FIGURE 1, the pin bar is shown as a generally fiat andelongated member 12 with a plurality of pins that project from itsundersurface. As shown in FIGURE 1, the pins are provided in two rows ofevenly spaced apart pins. In practice, a suitable spacing of these pinshas been two inches; however, this spacing can be varied depending onthe firmness of the work table surface and its ability to hold the pinswhen these are pressed into the table. Preferably, the pins are arrangedin sets directly beneath the handles 13 which are used to press the barand its pins into the table surface. In this manner, adequate locking ofthe bar to the work table surface can be achieved without the necessityto force the pins into the table surface along the entire length of thebar.

FIGURE 2 shows the top surface of the pin bar with handles 13 providedalong the length of the bar; at least two handles are provided althoughmore than two can be provided at spaced intervals for lengthy bars. Thehandles provide gripping surfaces for the users to pick the bar up fromthe table and to force the bar and pins into the table surface. The pinbar is formed of wood or metal construction with a length to thicknessratio of from about 250:1 to about 10:1 and with a width adequate toprevent flexing of the bar in a plane perpendicular to its bottomsurface, thereby providing an accurate and straight line up on the tablesurface. Typically, the bar is provided with a width which is at leastequal to and preferably from 1.5 to 5 times its thickness to insurerigidity in the plane perpendicular to its undersurface. In anembodiment that has found acceptance, the bar is one inch thick by twoand one half inches wide and as long as is required, e.g., 60 inches.The bar can be made any length with the same width and thickness asrequired by the work table size or the size of the fabric to be tabled.

FIGURE 3 illustrates the combination of the pin bar 12 resting on table20 with pins 10 of the bar forced into the porous surfaced work table.Typically the table is covered with a canvas surface over a porousunderlay such as felt or cork. The fabric to be sized or tabled isplaced next to the bar 12 and is thereby placed in a straight alignmenton the surface of work table 20. When the fabric is in this position,the fabric securing device of my copending application, now Patent3,386,728 which comprises a bar of similar size and shape and which hasseveral rows of pins along its length and protruding from itsundersurface, is placed over the fabric 24 and is forced into the tablewith its pins penetrating fabric 24 and the porous surfaced work table.In this manner, the fabric is rapidly aligned and secured to the table.

The pin bar 12 rests on the table with its pins 10 penetrating theporous surface directly without penetrating any other porous materialssuch as fabric 24. In this use the pin bar 12 is freely detachable andremovable from the table so that after alignment of the fabric theentire work table surface can be unobstructed. The bar can also belocated at any place on the table to accommodate any size of fabric. Thepin bar is placed at the desired measurement on the drapery table and adownward push on each of the handles secures the device in place so thatthe fabric to be tabled or sized may be placed next to or butted againstit in a straight line. Being light in Weight and freely removable fromthe table it is easily handled and quickly placed in any position on thedrapery table.

While the invention has been described with reference to a particularillustrated device, it is apparent that other equivalent devices can beemployed such as bars of ribbed or open webbed construction, etc. It isintended that the invention be defined by the means, and theirequivalents, set forth in the following claim.

I claim:

1. The method for tabling a fabric to be sized that comprisespositioning on the top of a work table having a porous surface and nearan edge of said table an alignment bar comprising an elongated bar rigidin a plane perpendicular to its undersurface and bearing a plurality ofpins protruding from its undersurface; pressing said bar against saidtable to force said pins into the porous surface of said table tothereby secure said bar on said table surface; placing the fabric onsaid table; butting an edge of said fabric against the inboard edge ofsaid bar; placing a second elongated bar bearing several rows of pinsalong its undersurface in juxtaposition to said alignment bar andforcing the pins of said second bar through 3 4 said fabric and into theporous surface; and removing 3,285,480 2/1961 Estephanian 223-61 saidalignment bar from said table. 3,386,728 6/ 1968 Smakel 269----289References Cited PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner UNITED STATESPATENTS 5 2,378,423 6/1945 Manchaca 26953 2,413,041 12/1946 Ferguson38102.1 38102.1;26953

